Diffuse Calcifications Protect Carotid Plaques regardless of the Amount of Neoangiogenesis and Related Histological Complications

Table 2

Summary of the baseline clinical characteristics of the 73 patients.

	Number of patients	Percentage
Stroke	11	15.1%
Transient ischemic attack	18	24.6%
Hypertension	65	89.0%
Dyslipidemia	51	69.9%
Diabetes	20	27.4%
Smoke	6	8.5%
Chronic ischemic cardiopathy	25	34.2%
Chronic obstructive pulmonary Disease	4	5.5%
Chronic renal failure	4	5.5%
Acetylsalicylic acid use	64	87.7%
Statins use	42	57.5%